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COVID-19 vaccine

Sputnik V will neutralise Omicron variant, claims RDIF

Dmitriev said the vaccine manufacturer will provide several hundred million Sputnik Omicron boosters by February 20, 2022.

Nov 29, 2021, 20:30 PM IST

France expected to announce COVID-19 booster shots for all adults to curb new wave of infections

France reported 32,591 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, while the number of COVID patients in intensive care approached the 1,500 thresholds.

Nov 25, 2021, 07:04 AM IST

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trial data shows long-term protection in adolescents aged 12 to 15 years

A two-dose series of the vaccine was 100% effective against COVID-19, measured seven days through over four months after the second dose, the company said.

Nov 23, 2021, 06:15 AM IST

Tamil Nadu sets goal to vaccinate entire target population against COVID-19 by November-end

Tamil Nadu has vaccinted 75 per cent of the population with single dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far, said State Minister Ma Subramanian.

Nov 21, 2021, 23:01 PM IST

SII requests Centre to fast-track movement of increasing Covishield stock

Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII, is learnt to have recently communicated to the Union Health Ministry that it has a manufactured stock of 24,89,15,000 Covishield doses and it is increasing every day.

Nov 21, 2021, 20:09 PM IST

Maharashtra govt wants Salman Khan to help combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Muslims

We have decided to use Salman Khan and religious leaders to convince the Muslim community to take the vaccine," Maharashtra Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.

Nov 16, 2021, 19:59 PM IST

India allows entry to fully inoculated foreign tourists from 99 countries

According to the officials, now the foreign travelers will be allowed to visit India without a mandatory quarantine.

Nov 15, 2021, 21:10 PM IST

Gujarat’s diktat for unvaccinated people: No entry in AMTS, BRTS and other public places

Unvaccinated people will not be allowed to several public spaces including Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS), Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Kankaria Lakefront, Kankaria Zoo and Sabarmati Riverfront from November 12.

Nov 11, 2021, 19:35 PM IST

COVID-19 will kill another 1 lakh people, warns Germany's top virologist

Germany`s Health Minister has publicly blamed those not inoculated for the soaring cases, describing the current situation as a "pandemic of the unvaccinated".

Nov 10, 2021, 22:55 PM IST

No ration, fuel supply for unvaccinated people in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad, details here

Aurangabad Collector Sunil Chavan has directed authorities of the fair price shops, gas agencies and petrol pumps to check the vaccination certificates of customers.

Nov 10, 2021, 18:26 PM IST

Global COVID-19 tally crosses 250 million, US worst hit followed by India

The US has been hit the worst affected followed by India and Brazil.

Nov 07, 2021, 18:09 PM IST

Facebook expands fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation to include kids

Facebook has expanded its policies and its Covid-19 vaccination efforts to include kids.

Oct 31, 2021, 23:41 PM IST

Zydus Cadila to reduce COVID vaccine price to Rs 265, final decision soon

Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine is the first vaccine to be approved by India's drug regulator for inoculation to 12 years and over.

Oct 31, 2021, 18:20 PM IST

India preparing to produce over 5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2022: PM Narendra Modi at G20 summit

PM Modi told G20 leaders that India played the role of the 'pharmacy of the world' and delivered medicines to more than 150 countries.

Oct 31, 2021, 06:40 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to administer 13 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses

About 66.14 per cent of the state’s total eligible adult population have received at least one dose, while around 21.51 per cent are fully immunized.

Oct 30, 2021, 11:01 AM IST

‘Bharat Biotech submitting data regularly, very quickly': WHO official on Covaxin approval

"Let me say that Bharat has been submitting data regularly and very quickly, but they submitted the last batch of data on the 18th of October," Dr Mariangela Simao, Assistant Director-General said.

Oct 29, 2021, 07:26 AM IST

Centre's ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ COVID-19 vaccination programme to be launched on Dhanteras

“The ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ door-to-door vaccination campaign will run over the next one month for full vaccination in poor performing districts and will be launched on November 2 on the occasion of Dhanwantari Diwas,” official government sources said.

Oct 29, 2021, 06:57 AM IST

Centre to launch 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign next month to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination

"We are going to launch a mega vaccination campaign `Har Ghar Dastak`. We have decided that for the next one month, healthcare workers will go door-to-door to vaccinate people eligible for the second dose and also those who have not taken the first dose," the Union Health Minister said.

Oct 28, 2021, 07:43 AM IST